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this is 100 days, with me, katty kay, in washington and christian fraser in london. four days after donald trump launched cruise missiles against syria, it's not clear what else he wants to do in that war, if anything. america today certainly doesn't feel as if it's on war footing. and different members of the trump team are saying different things about america's syria policy and the future of president assad. here is the us ambassador to the un nikki haley on sunday. there is not any sort of option where a political solution will happen with assad at the head of the regime. if you look at his actions, at the situation, it will be hard to see a government that is peaceful and stable with assad. but not everyone in the administration seems to advocate regime change. here's us secretary of state rex tillerson with another. what we are hopeful is through this syrian process, working with coalition members, un and through the geneva process, we can navigate a political outcome, and we wish the syrian people will determine bashar al—assad's fate and his legitimacy. it
this is 100 days, with me, katty kay, in washington and christian fraser in london. four days after donald trump launched cruise missiles against syria, it's not clear what else he wants to do in that war, if anything. america today certainly doesn't feel as if it's on war footing. and different members of the trump team are saying different things about america's syria policy and the future of president assad. here is the us ambassador to the un nikki haley on sunday. there is not any sort of...
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now to the view from washington. nick burns, as rex tillerson arrives in moscow, how much leverage does he really have over russia to try to get them to drop assad in syria? actually, i think the united states has very little leverage here. the russians of course are the dominant military power in syria, they have air power on the ground, they have a naval base, they are aligned to the syrian government. the iranian revolutionary guard and hezbollah are fighting with them, the united states has none of that. of course we have been fighting the islamic state, we have been working with syrian kurds, but it's very much an imbalance of power right now. and i just don't think that president putin is going to be pushed off his position, that he's going to be a stalwart supporter of president assad and try to keep that regime alive. and in fact their goal is to win the war. so i appreciate what secretary tillerson is trying to do and that is to move the russians towards negotiations over the future of syria. it's an uphill
now to the view from washington. nick burns, as rex tillerson arrives in moscow, how much leverage does he really have over russia to try to get them to drop assad in syria? actually, i think the united states has very little leverage here. the russians of course are the dominant military power in syria, they have air power on the ground, they have a naval base, they are aligned to the syrian government. the iranian revolutionary guard and hezbollah are fighting with them, the united states has...
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and priorities result from washington that islamic state isa from washington that islamic state is a priority number one. and we are capable of overcoming islamic state without touching assad and his regime. everyone is convinced this isa regime. everyone is convinced this is a much more serious threat than the assad regime. so we are thinking in the same way and we should look for the common thread. and if islamic state could be overcome and destroyed without a change of regime, with the change of regime we could lose two islamic state. so let us could lose two islamic state. so let us be ruled by common sense and pragmatism rather than emotion. dear colleagues this concludes our press conference, thank you very much. we've been listening to a press conference between sergei lavrov the russian foreign minister and rex tillerson the us secretary of state. the press conference went on by my reckoning for about 50 minutes, partly because sergei lavrov gives long answers but also a reflection of the fact they have an enormous amount to discuss. they talked about syria of course, the fut
and priorities result from washington that islamic state isa from washington that islamic state is a priority number one. and we are capable of overcoming islamic state without touching assad and his regime. everyone is convinced this isa regime. everyone is convinced this is a much more serious threat than the assad regime. so we are thinking in the same way and we should look for the common thread. and if islamic state could be overcome and destroyed without a change of regime, with the...
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hello, i am katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the largest non—nuclear bomb ever used has been dropped by the us air force on a remote area of afghanistan that was being used by so—called islamic state. the weapon is know in short—hand as the "mother of all bombs", and it is so destructive it has never been used by the us military before. the area they targeted was the achin district of nangarhar province in the east of afghanistan. it is one of the most remote regions of the world, and, of late, we know isis fighters have moved in, across the pakistan border. at the weekend a us soldier on special operations was killed in the same area. white house press secretary sean spicer has been giving his daily briefing and this to say about the bombing. at 7pm local time in afghanistan, last night, the united states military used a gbu—43 weapon in afghanistan. the gbu—43 is a large, powerful and accurately delivered weapon. we targeted a system of tunnels and caves that isis fighters used to move around freely, making it easier
hello, i am katty kay in washington. christian fraser is in london. the largest non—nuclear bomb ever used has been dropped by the us air force on a remote area of afghanistan that was being used by so—called islamic state. the weapon is know in short—hand as the "mother of all bombs", and it is so destructive it has never been used by the us military before. the area they targeted was the achin district of nangarhar province in the east of afghanistan. it is one of the most...
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we need is democrats in washington donald trump is a disaster. who do you think should win this seat? a republican candidate. for the very first time i'm voting democrat. the sixth congressional district in georgia has been in republican hands for decades. but democrats think this man can win it back. jon 0ssoff is a political adviser turned documentary maker, who's raised more than $8 million in a race which has been dubbed the "make trump furious" campaign. more than anything i think it would be a win for the thousands of grassroots volunteers who are getting involved in this community — many of whom have never been involved in politics before — who see this as a moment when we need to stand up and make a statement about the kind of politics we want. there is no limit to the number of candidates standing for a party and so there are a whopping 18 contenders — 11 are republicans, which could split that pa rty‘s vote. unlike on the democrat's side where there is a coronation, republicans believe in competition. that competition has seen a
we need is democrats in washington donald trump is a disaster. who do you think should win this seat? a republican candidate. for the very first time i'm voting democrat. the sixth congressional district in georgia has been in republican hands for decades. but democrats think this man can win it back. jon 0ssoff is a political adviser turned documentary maker, who's raised more than $8 million in a race which has been dubbed the "make trump furious" campaign. more than anything i...
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i'm jon sopel in washington. our other headlines: a legal battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out a series of executions before one of the drugs required expires. and president trump's team is on the move. while he focuses on america first, his top cabinet members are in some of the world's hot spots. the prime minister was adamant — there would be no general election until 2020. the country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. that was the position before the easter recess. but while on a walking holiday in wales last week, theresa may had time to reflect and she changed her mind. an unelected prime minister needs a mandate. in the polls, here's just one of them from yougov, theresa may and the conservatives have a commanding lead. her allies were telling her there was no better time to go to the country. so, if this parliament here votes tomorrow to approve her call for a snap election — as we expect it will — then britain will vote again in six week
i'm jon sopel in washington. our other headlines: a legal battle is underway in arkansas, where authorities are trying to carry out a series of executions before one of the drugs required expires. and president trump's team is on the move. while he focuses on america first, his top cabinet members are in some of the world's hot spots. the prime minister was adamant — there would be no general election until 2020. the country needs stability, she said, through the brexit negotiation. that was...
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our thanks to jon in washington. let's get some other news from around the world — and a young protester in venezuela has been shot and seriously injured during rallies around the country. the demonstrators are calling it "the mother of all protests". they are demanding new presidential elections take place and blame president maduro for venezuela's serious economic crisis. the former american football star aaron hernandez has been found dead in prison, where he was serving a life sentence for murder. prison officials say he killed himself. 27—year—old hernandez was convicted for murdering another football player, odin lloyd, in 2013. now to greece — there are around 60,000 refugees and migrants currently trapped in the country. and many have been there for months on end. instead of quickly passing through the country as they did some years ago, many of them bound for serbia and the eu beyond, they have been stranded in the camps. and among those most severely impacted are the children. some have been attendi
our thanks to jon in washington. let's get some other news from around the world — and a young protester in venezuela has been shot and seriously injured during rallies around the country. the demonstrators are calling it "the mother of all protests". they are demanding new presidential elections take place and blame president maduro for venezuela's serious economic crisis. the former american football star aaron hernandez has been found dead in prison, where he was serving a life...
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hello and welcome to one hundred days, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser's in paris. us politics has dominated headlines since we began the era of donald trump, but now there's another election that demands our attention. this weekend is the first round of the french election and the latest polls suggest it's a tight race. in the next hour, french television will start grilling the candidates, there are 11 of them in total, but there are five in particular who we are keeping our eye on. each contender will getjust fifteen minutes to convince french voters they should be in the second round run off. a quarter of those who plan to vote say they may still change their minds on who they will plump for between now and sunday. the big question of course is whether the populist trend we have seen in britain and in the united states will spread to france. the histories of france and america have often followed a similar path. the american revolution that ended in 1783 was quickly followed by the french revolution of 1789. the question is whether history is about to repeat its
hello and welcome to one hundred days, i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser's in paris. us politics has dominated headlines since we began the era of donald trump, but now there's another election that demands our attention. this weekend is the first round of the french election and the latest polls suggest it's a tight race. in the next hour, french television will start grilling the candidates, there are 11 of them in total, but there are five in particular who we are keeping our eye...
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imean i mean washington and christian fraser is lucky enough to be in paris. —— i'm in washington. as france looks now to the run—off vote for the french presidential elections — we ask what has gone wrong for the political establishment. and it wasn't all fierce competition — the moment that has captured the imagination at the london marathon. for the first time in almost 60 years, neither of the two big parties will be in the final run—off for the french presidential election next month. it's a remarkable outcome which leaves the political establishment questioning where they went wrong. until recently, the front runner to win the election was republican candidate francois fillon — but he's now out of the race. jean francois cope is mayor of the city meaux, just north of paris. you have just come from headquarters and there must be a lot of soul—searching. you have snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. yes, we were expecting victory and todayis yes, we were expecting victory and today is a disaster for all of us and the great disappointment. do you point me finger
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this is what is leading some observers here in washington question about whether thatis washington question about whether that is an element of, you know, tv performance. the sight of all of these senators group so my trooping into the white house will be filmed on television, it adds to the sense of urgency surrounding the crisis. they won't get any different information in the white house than they would get in the senate where it would usually happen. the issue still is what does the president do to solve this? as he has now said he wa nts to to solve this? as he has now said he wants to do. because the military side has all of the same perils that it's had forever. a strike against north korea is, as bill richardson was suggesting is still something thatis was suggesting is still something that is very difficult. and putting pressure on the chinese is something that has been tried before and hasn't been successful either. it will be interesting to see whether the president, with this height in pension coming out of the north, manages to come up pension coming out of the north, manages t
this is what is leading some observers here in washington question about whether thatis washington question about whether that is an element of, you know, tv performance. the sight of all of these senators group so my trooping into the white house will be filmed on television, it adds to the sense of urgency surrounding the crisis. they won't get any different information in the white house than they would get in the senate where it would usually happen. the issue still is what does the...
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the president promised to come to washington and drain the swamp. instead of draining the swamp he dredged it to fill it with nep row ‘tissism. dredged it to fill it with nep row 'tissism. i think his staff has been terrific and his staff on national security is one of the best. you might wonder how they make their marriage work with these political differences, but they do? we have had disagreements about this our entire relationship. we can have discussions and argue and disagree without disrespecting even other. we are not in election mode any more. now we have a president. until he's impeached. i think that's coming very soon — impeached. i think that's coming very soon — but i still love you!” just wish they were like the rest of america. i have to say, they are exceptional. this is a country that is so severely divided that you would think that people lived on different planets who supported donald trump. there is a new poll out which suggests that tom is pretty representative of a majority of supporters of donald trump who tend to be
the president promised to come to washington and drain the swamp. instead of draining the swamp he dredged it to fill it with nep row ‘tissism. dredged it to fill it with nep row 'tissism. i think his staff has been terrific and his staff on national security is one of the best. you might wonder how they make their marriage work with these political differences, but they do? we have had disagreements about this our entire relationship. we can have discussions and argue and disagree without...
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for now though from katty kay in washington and me christian fraser in london — goodbye. less shall roast today but a fair amount of cloud, some fairly dense. —— lesson showers about. some breaks in the cloud particularly to the east and we have some decent sunshine in east yorkshire. the showers have been fairly isolated and we keep this quiet theme tonight and we keep this quiet theme tonight and tomorrow as well. 0vernight, a a few showers but rather few and far between. temperatures do not fall too far, staying frost free for most. a light southerly breeze and sunny spells to greet us on saturday. not a bad the prospect, any showers will be reasonably isolated. the breeze by the end of the date will pick up the further west you are. at least the wind is coming from the south so we see temperatures into the high teens. off to the tour of yorkshire today, —— this weekend, perfect conditions for cyclists and spectators. and if you're heading to wembley for the boxing it will be a dry affair, too. the potential for change in boxing it will be a dry affair, too. th
for now though from katty kay in washington and me christian fraser in london — goodbye. less shall roast today but a fair amount of cloud, some fairly dense. —— lesson showers about. some breaks in the cloud particularly to the east and we have some decent sunshine in east yorkshire. the showers have been fairly isolated and we keep this quiet theme tonight and we keep this quiet theme tonight and tomorrow as well. 0vernight, a a few showers but rather few and far between. temperatures...
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i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. today we start in russia, ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in st petersburg. president vladimir putin said all causes, especially terrorism, were being investigated. the head of russia's national anti—terrorist committee says another explosive device was later found and made safe at ploshchad vosstaniya station. st petersburg metro system sees more than two million passengers travel on the system each day — this is the first time it's been targeted. richard galpin has the latest. in the immediate aftermath, passengers turned to the dead in the immediate aftermath, passengers tend to the dead and injured who have been laid out on the station platform, while others mill around the scene, smoke from the blast hanging above them. it's reported the explosion happened as the train was travelling between two stations. and this is the damage it caused at 2:40pm local time this afternoon, once again, people trying to do what they can to help. thi
i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. today we start in russia, ten people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in st petersburg. president vladimir putin said all causes, especially terrorism, were being investigated. the head of russia's national anti—terrorist committee says another explosive device was later found and made safe at ploshchad vosstaniya station. st petersburg metro system sees more than two million passengers travel on the...
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i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the international response predictable. civilians in a rebel—held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. it has happened before, with red lines crossed — by both sides — with impunity. today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems president assad's regime can do what it wants. so far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack. the syrian observatory for human rights said the air strikes in khan sheikhoun, in the north west of the country, came early in the morning while many were still sleeping. our correspondentjames robbins has the report. he is alive but he is struggling to breathe. around him, other children are already on oxygen, all of them victims of gas. other pictures, too graphic to broadcast, show fire crews in the streets of khan sheikhoun spraying adults and children where they fell, many of them clearly among the dead. translation: i lost my son, my children, my
i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the international response predictable. civilians in a rebel—held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. it has happened before, with red lines crossed — by both sides — with impunity. today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems president assad's regime can do what it wants. so far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack....
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there were a number of others that did not spend much time in washington or come to washington at all and even more that we re washington at all and even more that were not married to the president and served as home test —— hostess duties. we have not seen this in america since 191a when eleanor wilson died and the president's sister had to sit in and be the stand—in first lady. we are not used to it in modern times. for the last hundred years we have had more active first ladies, particularly the last three or four. is it not time we gave up on this notion that we had to have a first lady who was there to cut ribbons and shake hands and look wonderful and smile at the cameras? if she wants to stay in new york, good for her. there is an angle to that. this is a non—elected and nonpaid role, the womanjust happens to be married to the president. and various first ladies have taken more of a traditional role and more of an active role and what melania is doing in protecting the sun and keeping him where he is for the time being, a lot of first ladies and first families, the clin
there were a number of others that did not spend much time in washington or come to washington at all and even more that we re washington at all and even more that were not married to the president and served as home test —— hostess duties. we have not seen this in america since 191a when eleanor wilson died and the president's sister had to sit in and be the stand—in first lady. we are not used to it in modern times. for the last hundred years we have had more active first ladies,...
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hello, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it is day 77 of the trump presidency and a defining moment for this new administration. a short time ago, donald trump left a very rainy washington to fly down to his mar—a—lago resort in florida for his first meeting with chinese counterpart xijinping. mr trump is already warning that it will be a very difficult meeting. the leaders will dine together this evening before formal talks begin on friday. president trump wants a better deal for america on trade and more cooperation from beijing on north korea. but after candidate trump was so harsh on china, what kind of concessions can he get from the other global superpower? after all, remember what he said during last year's campaign? we can't continue to allow china to rape our country! they have taken our money, they have taken ourjobs. china is a currency manipulator. america has lost 70,000 factories since china entered the world trade organisation. when you look at china, when you look at every country, every trade deal we hav
hello, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it is day 77 of the trump presidency and a defining moment for this new administration. a short time ago, donald trump left a very rainy washington to fly down to his mar—a—lago resort in florida for his first meeting with chinese counterpart xijinping. mr trump is already warning that it will be a very difficult meeting. the leaders will dine together this evening before formal talks begin on friday. president trump wants...
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washington has not confirmed this. —— sunday's. this summer, some gcse grades in england are changing, with a star to g being replaced by grades nine to one, a move that's creating "huge uncertainty," according to the teachers' union the nasuwt, who are holding their annual conference in manchester. the government says standards will go up because the content is more rigorous, and that bright pupils will have a better chance to shine. 0ur education editor, bra nwen jeffreys, reports. the new system has more grades and replaces letters with the numbers nine to one, with nine being the highest grade. it's all change for gcse maths and english this year. numbers, not letters, for grades and new, tougher content for the exams. would that be ok, to do that? so, umi is getting extra help from her tutor, something many families can't afford. even so, she's anxious about the exams. it's quite daunting, because lots of my teachers don't... they've never taught it before, so they're not used to the new syllabus that's coming in. her mum, kel
washington has not confirmed this. —— sunday's. this summer, some gcse grades in england are changing, with a star to g being replaced by grades nine to one, a move that's creating "huge uncertainty," according to the teachers' union the nasuwt, who are holding their annual conference in manchester. the government says standards will go up because the content is more rigorous, and that bright pupils will have a better chance to shine. 0ur education editor, bra nwen jeffreys,...
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it asked both pyongyang and washington to exercise restraint. the us has sought to clear up confusion over claims an aircraft carrier group was en route to north korea. lastly, donald trump said he was sending an armada to the region. since then, the ship set sail further away. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is about serena williams, who is expecting her first baby. it is about serena williams, who is expecting herfirst baby. the news has been confirmed by her agent. —— ships have sailed. our top ourtop uk our top uk stories: george osborne has announced that he is standing down as an mp to concentrate on his newjob as editor of the london evening standard. now on bbc news, let's get the latest business news live with rico hizon in singapore. the us vice president arrives in indonesia. there might be tough conversations on trade. but what will be indonesians want to hear from donald trump's deputy will stop —— deputy? and we find out how indian businesses are handling a new roadside ban on our goal. —— on alcohol. it is a
it asked both pyongyang and washington to exercise restraint. the us has sought to clear up confusion over claims an aircraft carrier group was en route to north korea. lastly, donald trump said he was sending an armada to the region. since then, the ship set sail further away. and this video is trending on bbc.com. it is about serena williams, who is expecting her first baby. it is about serena williams, who is expecting herfirst baby. the news has been confirmed by her agent. —— ships...
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it stayed near long—term highs as owners remain hopeful about more business friendly policies from washington. and speaking of small businesses, the federal reserve district banks will also be releasing a survey that looks at business conditions and the credit environment from the perspective of author 10,000 small—business owners who have employees. and finally, the us labor department will release the jolt for february, that's the job openings and labour turnover survey which economists believe will show a higher reading. thank you. nandini ramakrishnan is global market strategist atjp morgan asset management. great to see you, let's pick up on the us been, not giving away too much yesterday, tell us more. not a great time to start hiking rates, we expect them to do two more, one in june, another in september, remember interest rate hikes are a signal that the us economy is doing way, thejobs that the us economy is doing way, the jobs market tight, that the us economy is doing way, thejobs market tight, low that the us economy is doing way, the jobs market tight, low on employment numbers
it stayed near long—term highs as owners remain hopeful about more business friendly policies from washington. and speaking of small businesses, the federal reserve district banks will also be releasing a survey that looks at business conditions and the credit environment from the perspective of author 10,000 small—business owners who have employees. and finally, the us labor department will release the jolt for february, that's the job openings and labour turnover survey which economists...
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this is in the wall street journal, sorry, the washington post, the newest silicon valley perk, paid time off to get out on the streets and protest against mrtrump, the out on the streets and protest against mr trump, the new president. being paid on company time to protest against the leader of the free world is an interesting variants but it is very much the case that silicon valley, which is an international community, as huge numbers of migrant workers and is clearly a sector which is very much opposed to a lot of the policies being pursued by mr trump and now the perks are being included in the workplace. it is a sector that relies heavily on the specific reason that trump has just recently honedin reason that trump has just recently honed in on in the last 24 hours in terms of how it is used and how much it is used. absolutely, clearly the industry feels under threat and while the industry has been very much known for providing unusual perks to provide and facilitate the workforce on a daily basis, this is 110w workforce on a daily basis, this is now a real and present danger f
this is in the wall street journal, sorry, the washington post, the newest silicon valley perk, paid time off to get out on the streets and protest against mrtrump, the out on the streets and protest against mr trump, the new president. being paid on company time to protest against the leader of the free world is an interesting variants but it is very much the case that silicon valley, which is an international community, as huge numbers of migrant workers and is clearly a sector which is very...
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this week, the imf spring meetings in washington have us clues about the global economic outlook. the imf‘s boss christine lagarde warned about protectionism and trade wars. of course the french economy is in the headlines as voters head to the polls at the weekend, but there a political headwinds around the world. let's get more with our economics correspondent andrew walker. thanks forjoining us. what did the imf tell us? in terms of their general assessment of the shape of the global economy, the tone is a lot more positive than i have heard for several years, perhaps going back to the financial crisis. it wasn't long ago that christine lagarde, the imf managing director, coined the phrase the new mediocre. she was worried we were in for a period of protracted sluggish performance, with little prospect of improvement of living standards. the tone has changed quite differently. the report earlier this week was called gaining momentum. there was a question mark on the end of that title, i have to admit. but they do think something has possibly changed in the last six months or
this week, the imf spring meetings in washington have us clues about the global economic outlook. the imf‘s boss christine lagarde warned about protectionism and trade wars. of course the french economy is in the headlines as voters head to the polls at the weekend, but there a political headwinds around the world. let's get more with our economics correspondent andrew walker. thanks forjoining us. what did the imf tell us? in terms of their general assessment of the shape of the global...
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laura bicker is in washington and says donald trump has already moved the conversation onto trade. yes, he has been talking about industry, bringing backjobs, and that is exactly what he has tried to do in the last few hours. after a bruising week, another bruising week, he is trying to move it back to his own kind of comfortable territory. and he tried to do that by signing two executive orders on trade, trying to stop the cheap import of foreign goods and also reduce that half $1 trillion trade deficit. but as he was signing those orders, i think you can see from the pictures, here, as he was signing those orders, a reporter shouted out a question about michael flynn, and donald trump seems to have got a rather distracted and forgot to sign those executive orders. in fact, the vice president, mike pence, had to take them off the table, and they eventually signed off camera. but russia really is the scandal donald trump cannot shake. but he's got to have two shift focus very quickly, because he needs with the chinese president. he did not quite move the conversation on the way tha
laura bicker is in washington and says donald trump has already moved the conversation onto trade. yes, he has been talking about industry, bringing backjobs, and that is exactly what he has tried to do in the last few hours. after a bruising week, another bruising week, he is trying to move it back to his own kind of comfortable territory. and he tried to do that by signing two executive orders on trade, trying to stop the cheap import of foreign goods and also reduce that half $1 trillion...
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let's talk to laura bicker who's in washington. laura, did donald trump managed to sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order i57m sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? it has been a rather bruising week, another bruising week for the trump administration. and then he went on to try & two executive orders. perhaps more comfortable territory for the businessman, and these two trade orders are aimed at reducing the half a billion, $500 billion deficit, and also to reduce the number of cheap foreign imported goodsin number of cheap foreign imported goods in america. but as he went to sign them, he went to the podium and said a few words, and then seem to forget to sign them as he went out the door. so it seems that this was because a question was ready about michael flynn. this is something that he cannot shake. he said on twitter that these talks with president xijinping are twitter that these talks with president xi jinping are go
let's talk to laura bicker who's in washington. laura, did donald trump managed to sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order i57m sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? it has been a rather bruising week, another bruising week for the trump administration. and then he went on to try & two executive orders. perhaps more comfortable territory for the businessman, and these two trade orders...
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michael flynn held conversations with the russian ambassador in washington, which, among other things, discussed the lifting of us sanctions against russia — which he denied. he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow, hosted by the tv station russia today, and was seated at the same table as vladimir putin. he also lobbied on behalf of another foreign government, turkey, although that wasn't disclosed at the time. today, donald trump rallied to his side with this tweet: "mike flynn should ask for immunity, in that this is a witchhunt, excuse for big election loss by media and dems of historic proportion." but this is what donald trump and michael flynn said during the campaign, when it emerged that clinton aides had sought immunity over disclosing information about her use of a private e—mail server: if you're not guilty of a crime, what do you need immunity for? when you're given immunity it means you've probably committed a crime. so is there worry at the white house that his information could implicate the president? no — he believes that mike flynn should go and testi
michael flynn held conversations with the russian ambassador in washington, which, among other things, discussed the lifting of us sanctions against russia — which he denied. he was paid $45,000 to attend a dinner in moscow, hosted by the tv station russia today, and was seated at the same table as vladimir putin. he also lobbied on behalf of another foreign government, turkey, although that wasn't disclosed at the time. today, donald trump rallied to his side with this tweet: "mike...
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joining us from our washington studio with more on this story is tulip mazumdar. administrations are wealthy, what's so administrations are wealthy, what's so particular, why does this particular story mat ormuch? -- matter so much? i'm not sure that anyone's going to be hugely surprised that donald trump's administration has a lot of money between them. he of course is a multibillionaire. he has brought members of his own family into the white house with him. but it is very interesting to see the particular amounts we're talking about. just to talk you through some of them, jarrod kushner, the president's son—in—law and a chief advisor now in the white house, him and his wife iva ka in the white house, him and his wife ivaka had in the white house, him and his wife iva ka had around in the white house, him and his wife ivaka had around 240 million to $740 million in assets. that's up to around £590 million. that includes a sta ke around £590 million. that includes a stake in trump international hotel, which earned ivanka between £1 million and $5 million l
joining us from our washington studio with more on this story is tulip mazumdar. administrations are wealthy, what's so administrations are wealthy, what's so particular, why does this particular story mat ormuch? -- matter so much? i'm not sure that anyone's going to be hugely surprised that donald trump's administration has a lot of money between them. he of course is a multibillionaire. he has brought members of his own family into the white house with him. but it is very interesting to see...
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in washington, you have the trump hotel and concerns have been raised that people will go and stay there, to please the administration before meetings. that will go down well with donald trump himself. there are concerns about that. we see the president going back to miralago, he's called it the southern white house, or the winter white house. but that is a private members club that makes a lot of money for the trump organization. he's taken dignitaries there. there are concerns again that this encourages people to get membership so that they can get closer to the president. we still haven't had the president's tax returns, even though he's been asked again and again to do that. he's the first president not to release his tax returns, though some of them have been leaked in the last couple of months. so there is a lot of uncertainty, confusion perhaps tied up in some of the money in the white house at the moment. but the white house itself said, look, we're being completely transparent, we're releasing these figures. we're doing what we've been asked to do and that actually, a lot of peo
in washington, you have the trump hotel and concerns have been raised that people will go and stay there, to please the administration before meetings. that will go down well with donald trump himself. there are concerns about that. we see the president going back to miralago, he's called it the southern white house, or the winter white house. but that is a private members club that makes a lot of money for the trump organization. he's taken dignitaries there. there are concerns again that this...
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earlier, our washington correspondent tulip mazumdar said in an lobby surprised. this is donald trump, a multi—billionaire, who campaigned on that to get into the white house, that is where he 110w the white house, that is where he now is, with some of his very rich friends and family. to take you through some of those numbers, jarrod kershner, his son—in—law and one of his senior advisers, he is reported to have assets of up to $740 million, which he shares with his wife. 0ther high—profile people include steve bannon and kelly anne conway, both senior advisers, include steve bannon and kelly anne conway, both senioradvisers, both multimillionaires. gary cohen, an economic adviser, he is worth at least, at the very least, $230 million. we are talking a staggering amount of money year. the white house itself says, we know these people are privileged. son sean spicer the press secretary said many of these people are blessed and very successful. but he said they have given upa successful. but he said they have given up a lot to become public servants. i sett
earlier, our washington correspondent tulip mazumdar said in an lobby surprised. this is donald trump, a multi—billionaire, who campaigned on that to get into the white house, that is where he 110w the white house, that is where he now is, with some of his very rich friends and family. to take you through some of those numbers, jarrod kershner, his son—in—law and one of his senior advisers, he is reported to have assets of up to $740 million, which he shares with his wife. 0ther...
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hands of reporters likely in the hands of reporters like me and my colleagues at the new york times and washington post who are writing about this on a day in, day out basis. the republicans in charge of congress are not giving this much brutally. we saw a bit when president trump hosted the japanese prime minister a couple of weeks ago back at mar—a—lago, and it was a security situation when they responded to the korean missile crisis by doing security in front of the public. but largely, it has been democrats asking for investigations that are not happening. so at this point, it is a drip drip feed and a lot of headlines about the conflict of interest, but it doesn't seem like that has penetrated much beyond the other stories that have surrounded this trump white house. how does this compare to other administrations? we have never seen anything quite like this from a president of the united states with this much wealth in this many places in the united states and around the world. obviously, lyndonjohnson had a radio station in texas and jimmy carter famously had his a radio station in texas
hands of reporters likely in the hands of reporters like me and my colleagues at the new york times and washington post who are writing about this on a day in, day out basis. the republicans in charge of congress are not giving this much brutally. we saw a bit when president trump hosted the japanese prime minister a couple of weeks ago back at mar—a—lago, and it was a security situation when they responded to the korean missile crisis by doing security in front of the public. but largely,...
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recent rocket test, condemned by japan and south korea, came on the eve of china's president's visit to washington. and it follows the launch, four months ago, of ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. it is clear that their programme is moving forward at a marked pace. each test shows its rockets can go large distances, with established technology capable of striking of us military assets and allies in the region. but the taepodong 2 system goes further, underlying an ability to put crude satellites into orbit. pyongyang says it has a sovereign right to do this. with satellite pictures suggesting yet another nuclear test may be close, the fear is that north korea will end up with a nuclear warhead capable of reaching mainland america. pyongyang says it has been provoked by military exercises between the us and south korea, which it sees as preparation for an invasion. as tensions rise, the arrival of china's nuclear envoy in south korea may hasten the resumption of six—party talks, and the role of diplomacy in solving the crisis. david campanale, bbc news. to discuss this, we're joined by th
recent rocket test, condemned by japan and south korea, came on the eve of china's president's visit to washington. and it follows the launch, four months ago, of ballistic missiles into the sea of japan. it is clear that their programme is moving forward at a marked pace. each test shows its rockets can go large distances, with established technology capable of striking of us military assets and allies in the region. but the taepodong 2 system goes further, underlying an ability to put crude...
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was murdered in the westminster attack last month the us secretary of state rex tillerson has said washington will hold to account any and all who attack innocent people, as last week's suspected chemical attack in syria looks set to dominate the g7 meeting in italy. the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in rigging the so—called libor interest rate. the material provides fresh evidence that it pressured banks to push rates down scientists say "unprecedented" coral bleaching has damaged two—thirds of australia's great barrier reef. now we're off to the bbc sports. good afternoon. we will start with golf where sergio garcia says his masters win was dream come true. it is his first triumph at a major golf competition. just u, various photography coming up. justin road pushed the spaniard all the way there was a fast play—off at the 18th. rose's drive... he has become the third spaniard to win at augusta and as well as they check for £1.6 million, his victory earned him the green jacket presented by last yea r‘s green jacket presented by last year's
was murdered in the westminster attack last month the us secretary of state rex tillerson has said washington will hold to account any and all who attack innocent people, as last week's suspected chemical attack in syria looks set to dominate the g7 meeting in italy. the bbc has uncovered a secret recording that implicates the bank of england in rigging the so—called libor interest rate. the material provides fresh evidence that it pressured banks to push rates down scientists say...
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we can talk now to anna borshchevskaya, fellow at the washington institute and expert russia‘s policy toward the middle east. what can this g—7 summit achieve? thank you for having me. there are many questions that remain open about the summit and also about us russian relations in general. certainly, the air strikes signalled a different policy at least in the short term that the united states is taking towards syria. it is unclear when exactly it is headed. as far as the russian response, it is pretty predictable. it is not surprising that they would say the air strike violates international law. one putting—mac greatest fears is regime change. one of the reasons britain has been backing assad is that he is... protection of a sad for putin as protection of himself. the question for the russians as, it is going to continue? they are interested in talking, despite all the bluster. what about the view of the bluster. what about the view of the united kingdom? with boris johnson going to the g—7 instead, we hear he will come to moscow later, but russia was less than top entry abou
we can talk now to anna borshchevskaya, fellow at the washington institute and expert russia‘s policy toward the middle east. what can this g—7 summit achieve? thank you for having me. there are many questions that remain open about the summit and also about us russian relations in general. certainly, the air strikes signalled a different policy at least in the short term that the united states is taking towards syria. it is unclear when exactly it is headed. as far as the russian response,...
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a quick thought from jane o'brien in washington. he has got a lot on his plate. he certainly has. donald trump's controversial ban affecting a number of predominantly muslim countries, this could well end up at the supreme court. it was something senators were very concerned about during the confirmation hearings, asking repeatedly how neil gorsuch would vote ahmad decide or rule on that issue. he wouldn't say. he said to give any indication would be a violation of the separation of the judiciary and the government. so we have yet to see how he is going to go on that. but that certainly is a big one to watch coming up. game, great to talk to. thank you very much. the russian government has called the us missile strike in syria an "aggressive act" which "violates international law". the news comes as foreign ministers from the g7 group of leading economic nations, are meeting in italy over the next two days. the us secretary of state, rex tillerson, is leading calls for russia's president, vladimir putin, to distance himself from president assad, and open a path to a negotiated set
a quick thought from jane o'brien in washington. he has got a lot on his plate. he certainly has. donald trump's controversial ban affecting a number of predominantly muslim countries, this could well end up at the supreme court. it was something senators were very concerned about during the confirmation hearings, asking repeatedly how neil gorsuch would vote ahmad decide or rule on that issue. he wouldn't say. he said to give any indication would be a violation of the separation of the...
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also, we all know ongoing enquiries, several on capitol hill in washington into exactly what kind of relationship there was between donald trump, candidate trump, his surrogates, and the russians? some people are suspicious about these airstrikes. they think is there something that trump is done to distance himself from moscow? i'm also wondering what the russians think, is it time to give up on trump? are typically expected from obama to have a much more friendly relationship, we will not get it. also conspiracies online about why president asaad, if he did drop chemical weapons on a town in, when he is actually gaining ground in syria? quite often before the g7 ministers meet they do something just to show who is in control.m also came two days after the us indicated they were going to not look into a veteran him. can we very quickly get this thing because it is ongoing, the french electoral bookmark. mark 15 days to impose himself. this other bloke is climbing the ranks, isn't he? where did he come from? it would appear he has come through the gap caused by people's lack of enthus
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let's go live now to washington and our correspondent anthony zurcher. he seemed to be having some trouble to explain why president trump took those actions to protect those civilians and yet he isn't willing to a cce pt civilians and yet he isn't willing to accept those civilians into america under the refugee programme. it isa america under the refugee programme. it is a contradiction in foreign policy, not just from it is a contradiction in foreign policy, notjust from his immigration policy versus his international policy with the strikes, but also just a rhetorical set point he had over the course of his campaign in the early days of his campaign in the early days of his administration. he talked about focusing on america first and putting domestic priorities first. all of that fit together, closed borders, sealing off to certain countries, asking allies to spend more and not becoming the world's policeman and here we saw, over the course of the week, when this chemical attack happened to now america talking about upholding international law and try
let's go live now to washington and our correspondent anthony zurcher. he seemed to be having some trouble to explain why president trump took those actions to protect those civilians and yet he isn't willing to a cce pt civilians and yet he isn't willing to accept those civilians into america under the refugee programme. it isa america under the refugee programme. it is a contradiction in foreign policy, not just from it is a contradiction in foreign policy, notjust from his immigration policy...
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back in washington — the white house press secretary sean spicer is criticised after saying hitler didn't sink to using chemical weapons. we didn't use chemical weapons in world war two. you know, you had a... someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even think to using chemical weapons. police say blasts were a ‘targeted attack against‘ the borussia dortmund team ahead of their champions league match earlier this evening. police do not know who was behind it. the parents of charlie gard say they're "devastated," and may appeal, after a judge gave doctors the right to withdraw life support, from their son. and coming up on newsnight, boris johnson didn't get his way at the g7 in italy. we will ask if this episode says anything about the state of rajesh foreign policy. do we imagine ourselves to be more important than we really are in international affair which are marked —— british foreign policy. —— international affair? good evening and welcome to bbc news. there've been three explosions tonight near the bus carrying the german team borussia dortmund to their champions lea
back in washington — the white house press secretary sean spicer is criticised after saying hitler didn't sink to using chemical weapons. we didn't use chemical weapons in world war two. you know, you had a... someone as despicable as hitler who didn't even think to using chemical weapons. police say blasts were a ‘targeted attack against‘ the borussia dortmund team ahead of their champions league match earlier this evening. police do not know who was behind it. the parents of charlie...
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live now to robert hunter, in washington dc. he was an american ambassador to nato under president clinton. thank you for your time. welcome. what chance do you think common ground ona what chance do you think common ground on a unified approach to the situation? i think the countries of the g7 will come up with a unified approach. under american leadership. because americans are doing the running. nobody is great to want to look like they are caving in to mr putin but whether that has upped anything more than just some sounds and diplomatic talk is another matter. in fact, and diplomatic talk is another matter. infact, i and diplomatic talk is another matter. in fact, i really don't see what they can come up with that is going to lead to a fundamental change in russian behaviour. because russia has such strong military interests in syria and the region? well, i think that mr putin might be willing to deal but that's not what he wants is up he wants to be taken seriously which the last two administrations didn't do. he wants to
live now to robert hunter, in washington dc. he was an american ambassador to nato under president clinton. thank you for your time. welcome. what chance do you think common ground ona what chance do you think common ground on a unified approach to the situation? i think the countries of the g7 will come up with a unified approach. under american leadership. because americans are doing the running. nobody is great to want to look like they are caving in to mr putin but whether that has upped...
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us remain high overall. 0ur global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports from vashon island in washington state — which has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. your attention please... welcome to vashon island, a few miles off the seattle coast. it's a small, affluent community that embraces natural, clean living. these children's parents want the absolute best for them. like any medication, vaccines can cause mild and in very rare cases serious side—effects. but the scientific consensus on them is clear — they are safe, effective and save lives. these mums however are still unconvinced. we live in a society that values profit over public health. and so we really have to do our own research to find out how safe they are. there was a huge amount of evidence that it was harmful, even if they weren't ways we could scientifically prove it, it was just talking from one mother to another. here on vashon island like many other parts of the united states parents can opt out of vaccinating their children for personal reasons. but the issue has caused deep divides in this tig
us remain high overall. 0ur global health correspondent tulip mazumdar reports from vashon island in washington state — which has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country. your attention please... welcome to vashon island, a few miles off the seattle coast. it's a small, affluent community that embraces natural, clean living. these children's parents want the absolute best for them. like any medication, vaccines can cause mild and in very rare cases serious side—effects. but the...
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jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. in the last few minutes, the ceo of united 0scar munoz has put out a statement. i'm going to read a bit of it now. "the truly horrific event that occurred on this flight has elicited many responses from all of us, outrage, anger disappointment. i share all those sentiments. i want you to know we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right. i promise we will do better." this is after the he initially described the man on the plane as belligerent and disruptive. joining me via a web link isjoe leader, ceo of the airline passenger experience association. good to see you, tharchingz for being with us. -- thanks for being with us. thanks for having me. united got this wrong from the beginning to the end. yes, and i'm glad to see that they've just released that updated statement. it really shows what they should have done initially, which is to come out in favour of the passenger, while overbooking situations do occur, you need to be passenger seb trick, when it -- need to be
jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. in the last few minutes, the ceo of united 0scar munoz has put out a statement. i'm going to read a bit of it now. "the truly horrific event that occurred on this flight has elicited many responses from all of us, outrage, anger disappointment. i share all those sentiments. i want you to know we take full responsibility and we will work to make it right. i promise we will do better." this is after the he initially described the man on the plane as...
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tonight, moscow and washington acknowledged that relations must improve. but so deep are the divisions over syria, and other issues too, it's hard to see how that improvement is going to happen. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. president trump said he would hope that russia did not know in advance ofan that russia did not know in advance of an attack in syria. he was speaking at a news conference with secretary generaljens stoltenberg. donald trump described the syrian president as a butcher during that conference. the tough talk about syria goes on. that has had a knock—on effect with russia. of course, russia is supporting the syrian regime, and continues to do so syrian regime, and continues to do so despite protestations from america. that has led to people talking about the relationship being atan talking about the relationship being at an all—time low and trust being non—existent. i asked at an all—time low and trust being non—existent. iasked president trump this question. is conceivable, was it possible, that syrian forces could have la
tonight, moscow and washington acknowledged that relations must improve. but so deep are the divisions over syria, and other issues too, it's hard to see how that improvement is going to happen. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. president trump said he would hope that russia did not know in advance ofan that russia did not know in advance of an attack in syria. he was speaking at a news conference with secretary generaljens stoltenberg. donald trump described the syrian president as a butcher...
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william courtney joins me from washington. he's a former american diplomat under president bill clinton, having represented the united states in the former soviet union. i know you have considerable experience and expertise in the region generally. it seems moscow's support for bashar al—assad is hardening. what are your best hopes foran hardening. what are your best hopes for an outcome to these talks? the best hope is a repeat really what happened in 2013. you all recall that on august the 31st, 2013, vladimir putin said it was our turn nonsense that bashar al—assad had used chemical weapons, then the russians clamped down on assad and within two weeks there was an agreement between russia, syria and the us that assad would make a com plete the us that assad would make a complete disclosure of his chemical weapons arsenal and russia and the us would remove it. assad did not make a complete listing of the arsenal but russia and the us did remove and destroy a lot of it. my guess is secretary tillerson is going to moscow t
william courtney joins me from washington. he's a former american diplomat under president bill clinton, having represented the united states in the former soviet union. i know you have considerable experience and expertise in the region generally. it seems moscow's support for bashar al—assad is hardening. what are your best hopes foran hardening. what are your best hopes for an outcome to these talks? the best hope is a repeat really what happened in 2013. you all recall that on august the...
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this is an opportunity for washington's agenda to become clear. fascinatingly, rex tillerson is used to dealing with russia, but in a different role, in his previous life as a businessman. but that may help in terms of his relations in moscow right now, do you think? i think, yes. he met putin in person before and they know each other. he is a good business negotiator, and this may help. moscow is showing that it is interested in negotiations. despite the harsh language used by mr putin, clearly moscow is trying to calculate how cost—effective its support for president assad is at the moment. in terms of the moscow perspective, what would be a good outcome for president putin from this meeting? well, we saw that rex tillerson has a clear agenda and wa nts to tillerson has a clear agenda and wants to put pressure on russia to stop the support of mr assad. for russia, it is crucial that it controls the leave retains its influence in the region and continues to control the russian basesin continues to control the russian bases in syria, and also to
this is an opportunity for washington's agenda to become clear. fascinatingly, rex tillerson is used to dealing with russia, but in a different role, in his previous life as a businessman. but that may help in terms of his relations in moscow right now, do you think? i think, yes. he met putin in person before and they know each other. he is a good business negotiator, and this may help. moscow is showing that it is interested in negotiations. despite the harsh language used by mr putin,...
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ashley parker of the washington post. let‘s round—up some of the other main stories: the head of united airlines has apologised for what he now describes as the truly horrific removal of a passenger from a flight on sunday. ceo oscar munoz at first told staff he stood by them but with united‘s stock market valuation plummeting, issued another statement saying he was disturbed by the incident. clashes in chile on tuesday as students protested against education reform. legislation proposed by president michelle bachelet would expand free access to university but the students say it doesn‘t go far enough, they‘re seeking free tuition for all. the man suspected of carrying out last week‘s stockholm truck attack has told a court that he committed a terrorist crime. rakhmat akilov, an uzbek national, appeared in court for the first time on tuesday, and confessed to driving the lorry that killed four people and injured 15. with tensions mounting over syria and the us secretary of state in moscow for talks, vladimir p
ashley parker of the washington post. let‘s round—up some of the other main stories: the head of united airlines has apologised for what he now describes as the truly horrific removal of a passenger from a flight on sunday. ceo oscar munoz at first told staff he stood by them but with united‘s stock market valuation plummeting, issued another statement saying he was disturbed by the incident. clashes in chile on tuesday as students protested against education reform. legislation proposed...
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joining me now from washington is demetri sevastopulo, financial times washington bureau chief. let‘s start with relations with russia. we thought the trombone ministration was going to get on with the putin government, —— the trump administration. it's been a dramatic turnaround. during the campaign trail donald trump rarely said anything negative about vladimir putin and a lot of republicans on capitol hill were worried he would undo the sanctions put on russia, because of it taking crimea from ukraine. everyone was expecting a much softer approach from trump but he‘s come into office andi from trump but he‘s come into office and i think the syria gas attack which sparked his decision to launch missile strikes at a syrian air base has opened up a deep fissure between the us and russia. while trump himself may have spoken softly, if you look at secretary of state rex tillerson, jim matias secretary of defence, nikki haley, un ambassador, they are making strong statements about russia very different from the things donald trump has said in recent months. what you‘re
joining me now from washington is demetri sevastopulo, financial times washington bureau chief. let‘s start with relations with russia. we thought the trombone ministration was going to get on with the putin government, —— the trump administration. it's been a dramatic turnaround. during the campaign trail donald trump rarely said anything negative about vladimir putin and a lot of republicans on capitol hill were worried he would undo the sanctions put on russia, because of it taking...